| Charndon | |
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Charndon | |
Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 862 {2011 Census including Calvert}[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP6724 |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bicester |
| Postcode district | OX27 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Charndon is ahamlet andcivil parish in theAylesbury Vale area ofBuckinghamshire, England.
The hamlet'stoponym combinesBrittonic andOld EnglishGermanic origins, as is common with other places in this part of the country (seeBrill andBow Brickhill). It means "cairn hill",cairn being a Celtic word for a ceremonial hill or pile of stones. TheDomesday Book of 1086 records the hamlet asCredendone.
Charndon was once a part of theBuckingham Hundred.
During World War Two aVickers Wellington Bomber Aircraft crashed West of the Hamlet, killing all on board.[3]
Within the hamlet of Charndon is theCharndon Grounds estate, once the site of a largecountry house.
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